Τετάρτη 21 Δεκεμβρίου 2011

Νέο τεύχος δωρεάν του περιοδικού Animals

Animals, Volume 1, Issue 4 (December 2011), Pages 326-446 Release issue


Dear Readers,
We are pleased to announce the publication of the following issue:Animals, Volume 1, Issue 4 (December 2011), Pages 326-446 at http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/

Table of Contents:

Sigfrido Burgos-Cáceres
Review: Canine Rabies: A Looming Threat to Public Health
Animals 2011, 1(4), 326-342; doi:10.3390/ani1040326
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/326/

S. Niggol Seo and Bruce McCarl
Article: Managing Livestock Species under Climate Change in Australia
Animals 2011, 1(4), 343-365; doi:10.3390/ani1040343
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/343/

Catherine McGowan
Review: Welfare of Aged Horses
Animals 2011, 1(4), 366-376; doi:10.3390/ani1040366
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/366/

Danielle M. Tack and Mary G. Reynolds
Review: Zoonotic Poxviruses Associated with Companion Animals
Animals 2011, 1(4), 377-395; doi:10.3390/ani1040377
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/377/

Xingtai Wang, Barbara G. Werner, Sandra Smole, Vasil Pani and Linda L. Han
Article: Signs Observed Among Animal Species Infected with Raccoon Rabies Variant Virus, Massachusetts, USA, 1992–2010
Animals 2011, 1(4), 396-401; doi:10.3390/ani1040396
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/396/

Nicholas Johnson, Alex Nunez, Denise A. Marston, Graeme Harkess, Katja Voller, Trudy Goddard, Daniel Hicks, Lorraine M. McElhinney and Anthony R. Fooks
Article: Investigation of an Imported Case of Rabies in a Juvenile Dog with Atypical Presentation
Animals 2011, 1(4), 402-413; doi:10.3390/ani1040402
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/402/

Samantha Dozier, Jeffrey Brown and Alistair Currie
Article: Bridging the Gap Between Validation and Implementation of Non-Animal Veterinary Vaccine Potency Testing Methods
Animals 2011, 1(4), 414-432; doi:10.3390/ani1040414
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/414/

Sara E. Place, Yuee Pan, Yongjing Zhao and Frank M. Mitloehner
Article: Construction and Operation of a Ventilated Hood System for Measuring Greenhouse Gas and Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Cattle
Animals 2011, 1(4), 433-446; doi:10.3390/ani1040433
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/433/


http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/4/

Πέμπτη 8 Δεκεμβρίου 2011

Animal Cognition: Behavioral Studies and Theory Formation

Workshop-Announcement & Call for Posters
Animal Cognition: Behavioral Studies and Theory Formation
June 28-30, 2012
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany)
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Call for Posters

We invited poster presentation as part of our symposium and will financially support the presenters.

Posters should be submitted in a completed format or to be described by an abstract of 700 words.

Submissions are to be made with EasyChair:
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/conference_dir.cgi?a=c154ef30c89d 

*Submission deadline: May 15th, 2012*

Poster presentations will be supported with up to 75,00€, respectively with up to 150,00€ when the participant are arriving from outside Germany. All travel costs can only be reimbursed on basis of receipts.

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Workshop-Description
Animal Cognition: Behavioral Studies and Theory Formation
June 28-30, 2012
Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany)
The workshop aims to discuss the recent developments in the growing field of investigating the cognitive abilities of animals. We intend to structure the presentations and discussions by focusing on four interconnected key questions: 1. What methodological principles should govern investigation of animal cognition and interpretation of observations of animal behavior? 2. How can recent findings about cognition in corvids and primates be integrated with neuroscientific data on brain evolution into theories of cognitive evolution and views about an anthropological borderline between humans and animals? 3. To what extent can we find symbolic understanding in animals? Since understanding symbolic and a recursive structure is one of the recent candidates for an anthropological borderline, one question for discussion is whether this still marks a clear species difference. 4. Empirical work has steadily accumulated suggesting the paradigm examples of 'merely associative' behaviors have striking ties to attention and central control, leading some to argue that these behaviors are better explained by appeal to cognition. This raises a question: Does a purely associative link-forming mechanism exist at all, or is learning cognitive all the way down in both humans and animals?

The workshop consists of four sections:
1. Methodology and Interpretation of Behavioral Studies (Convener: Prof. Colin Allen, Bloomington)
Keynote Speakers: Prof. Louise Barrett (Lethbridge), Prof. Hanjo Glock (Zürich)
2. Evolution of Brain and Cognition (Convener: Prof. Onur Güntürkün, Bochum)
Keynote Speakers: Prof. Josep Call (Leipzig), Prof. Thomas Bugnyar (Wien)
3. Symbolic Understanding: To what extent can we find symbolic understanding in animals? (Convener: Prof. Albert Newen, Bochum)
Keynote Speakers: Prof. Julia Fischer (Göttingen), Prof. Tecumseh Fitch (Wien) 
4. Cognition versus Association: Does “mere association” even exist? Or is it cognition “all the way down”? (Convener: Prof. Cameron Buckner, Houston)
Keynote Speakers: Prof. Tom Beckers (Amsterdam), Prof. John D. Greenwood (New York)

Registration (There will be no fees): Please register before 31st of May 2012 by sending an email to:  Tobias.Starzak@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Scientific Organization:  Prof. Albert Newen (Bochum), Prof. Colin Allen (Bloomington), Prof. Onur Güntürkün (Bochum), Dr. Cameron Buckner (Houston)

Τετάρτη 30 Νοεμβρίου 2011

Πέθανε η Marti Kheel

Πριν λίγες μέρες, στις 19 Νοεμβρίου πέθανε  στα 63 της η οικοφεμινίστρια φιλόσοφος Marti Kheel από οξεία μυελογενή λευχαιμία.




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Τρίτη 29 Νοεμβρίου 2011

PRIZE – Holmes Rolston, III – 2nd Annual Early Career Essay Prize

The International Society for Environmental Ethics (ISEE) and the Center for Environmental Philosophy invite submissions for its annual essay prize for scholars in the early stages of their career. The prize is named in honour of Professor Holmes Rolston III, for his pioneering work in the field of environmental philosophy.
THE PRIZE
Papers are invited on all aspects of environmental philosophy or environmental affairs (with a strong theoretical component). A prize of $500 will be awarded to the winning essay.
All submitted papers that qualify (see conditions) will be reviewed by an Essay Prize Committee in consultation with the Editorial Board of Environmental Ethics. The winning essay will be published in the journal, Environmental Ethics.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND CONDITIONS
-Closing date for submissions: *June 1st, 2012*
-Eligibility: Submissions are invited from scholars who already hold a PhD and have earned their doctorate no more than five years prior to the submission deadline. Submissions must be accompanied by a one-page CV to provide evidence of early career status.
-Word limit: 60,000 characters (including spaces), including notes and references. An abstract of 100-150 words should also be included.
-Style: consult the Chicago Manual of Style or any recent issue of Environmental Ethics.
-Essays must be prepared for blind review (cover page with contact information and email on a separate page).
-Submissions should be emailed to: Emily.Brady@ed.ac.uk. Please put ‘Essay Prize’ in the subject line of the email submission.
-The essay should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere, and should not be submitted to any other journal until the outcome of the competition is announced.
-The decision of the committee will be final. There is only one prize per year and the committee reserves the right not to award the prize if submissions are not of an appropriate standard.
Dr. Emily Brady
President, International Society for Environmental Ethics
University of Edinburgh, Emily.Brady@ed.ac.uk
Dr. Eugene C. Hargrove
Center for Environmental Philosophy
University of North Texas, cep@unt.edu


http://iseethics.org/2011/10/03/prize-%e2%80%93-holmes-rolston-iii-%e2%80%93-early-career-essay-prize-2012/

Παρασκευή 25 Νοεμβρίου 2011

Call for Papers ECPR Graduate Conference 4-6 July 2012, Bremen


The Distributive Effects of Environmental Politics:
 National and International Perspectives

Environmental problems like climate change, biodiversity loss, overfishing, or waste disposal can have significantly negative impacts on human wellbeing. Much research has been devoted to the problem-solving quality of environmental policy measures. Yet it is frequently disregarded that environmental politics can also have considerable (re)distributive effects on national and international levels.

Domestically, politics that are targeted exclusively at mitigating ecological problems are likely to reinforce differences in wealth. For instance, transport politics that are limited to reducing private fuel consumption by raising gas petrol prices may particularly lower the mobility of poorer segments of the population. Internationally, the distributive effects of environmental politics are particularly pronounced in North-South relations. Most recent environmental agreements contain clauses on technology transfer and financial support. But it remains contested whether this suffices to balance the unequal burdens that many agreements impose on developed and developing countries.

We invite papers which address the distributive effects of national or international environmental politics from any of the following three perspectives.

Descriptive: In the first place, we need to know more about the distributive consequences of environmental politics. For instance: Who benefits most from international environmental treaties or national legislation? Who bears the costs?

Analytical: We also look for explanations for the observed patterns. Key questions may be: How much influence do national economic structures have on distributive inequalities? Internationally, what influence does the problem structure have on distributive outcomes? What kinds of institutional arrangements can serve to mitigate socially undesirable effects of environmental politics?

Evaluative: Here we ask for example: To what extent are national or international policies consistent with norms of distributive justice? Do we observe conflicts between environmental (effectiveness) and social (fairness) goals? Do particular policies fare better or worse in the light of one conception of justice than in the light of others?

Please submit your proposals of maximum 300 words by December 20, 2011 to both Ina Lehmann (ina.lehmann@iniis.uni-bremen.de) and André Schaffrin (schaffrin@wiso.uni-koeln.de). Please include in your abstract your institutional affiliation and email address.
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Doctoral Candidate
Research Training Group SOCLIFE
Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences
University of Cologne

Richard-Strauß Str. 2, 50931 Koeln
Tel. ++ 49 221 470-1246
e-mail: schaffrin@wiso.uni-koeln.de
http://www.soclife.uni-koeln.de/

Τρίτη 22 Νοεμβρίου 2011

The 2012 ISE Intensive on Revolutionary Democratic Social Change

Drawing immense inspiration from the Occupy Movement, this year’s ISE Intensive will focus on providing tools to deepen our analysis, historical knowledge, and strategic visions for revolutionary democratic social change.  The 8-day intensive will offer seminars on:
  • Alternatives to Capitalism;
  • Direct Democracy;
  • Philosophy and Politics of Social Ecology;
  • Food and Climate Justice;
  • Designing Democratic Organizations,
  • Aligning with Frontline Communities,
  • Liberating Land for Community Control; and
  • Revolutionary Arts, Media and Culture
Please join us!

What Is the ISE?

For more than thirty years, the Institute for Social Ecology has been offering educational programs on radical social and ecological transformation. The ISE views the penetration of systems of domination and homogenization of culture as impediments to human freedom and as the root causes of the ecological crisis.  It is the ISE’s core belief that humans have the potential to foster vibrant, self-governing communities free from hierarchy, social inequity, and ecological degradation.
*Note to Second Year Students: We invite you to organize additional independent studies during the Intensive.
Dates: January 7 – 15, 2012
Classes will be held from 9AM to 6PM Daily
Location: The Intensive will be held at the Brecht Forum http://brechtforum.org/about
Tuition Cost: $200 (scholarship application available upon request)

http://www.social-ecology.org/2011/11/the-2012-ise-intensive-on-revolutionary-democratic-social-change/

Δευτέρα 24 Οκτωβρίου 2011

Newcastle Animal Ethics and Sustainable Food Policy

Conference announcement and programme
Newcastle Animal Ethics and Sustainable Food Policy Conference. A 'Minding Animals International' Pre-conference

1. Date and venue
Friday 2 December 2011; 9.30-17.00 hrs
Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

2. Objectives of the conference
This conference will provide an opportunity to bring together the best scholars working on the intersections between animal ethics, sustainability, and food policy, and to develop further capacity and stimulate community action in this field.
The focus of the conference will be on the following question:

'How should the UK Government regulate the consumption of animal products?'

Conference papers will be disseminated to delegates before the event.

3. Conference programme
9.30-10.00: Welcome and coffee
10.00: Introduction to the day (Cristina Fernandez-Garcia, Newcastle University)
10.15: Agriculture, animal welfare and climate change: an analysis of sustainable intensification and radical naturalism as responses to the impending perfect storm (Steven McCulloch, The Royal Veterinary College)
11.10: An exploration of animal abuse in the increased scale and industrialisation of pig farming. (Tanya Wyatt, Northumbria University)
12.05: Lunch and social break
13.30: Given the strong causal link between the consumption of animal products and ill health, how can the UK government use its health and farming policies to reduce the intake of animal products? (Maureen Robertson and Keith Robertson, The Scottish School of Herbal Medicine)
14.25: A case for legislation against wild meat (Tony Milligan, University of Aberdeen)
15.20: Coffee and social break
16.05: A reflection on the day and an introduction to the UK vegan project (Jan Deckers, Newcastle University)
17.00: Closure of formal programme and opening of informal discussion over dinner.

4. Academic organising committee
*       Jan Deckers (conference chair, Newcastle University)
*       Cristina Fernandez-Garcia (Newcastle University)
*       Jonny Anomaly (University of North Carolina and Duke University).
*       Rod Bennison (CEO, Minding Animals International)

5. Registration
Early registration is recommended as places are limited. To register, please complete the booking form at http://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=1993

Participants are advised to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Options for accommodation include: Premier Inn Newcastle Central, Newbridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8BS; Premier Inn Newcastle City Centre (Millennium Bridge) City Road, Quay Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2AN; Royal Station Hotel, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DH; Jurys Inn Newcastle, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4AD.

6. An expression of thanks
The organising committee is grateful for the support provided by the following organisations: Beacon North East, Fuse, the Institute of Health and Society, Minding Animals International, and NIReS (Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability).

Τετάρτη 19 Οκτωβρίου 2011

CALL FOR PAPERS: ―Environmental Humanities & the Challenge of Multidisciplinarity, Cyprus

April 15, 2012
Theme
Environmental issues are typically framed within public discourse as problems that require empirical information and technological solutions. This paradigm holds not only scientific but also philosophical assumptions, most importantly that the real world is the one described by natural science, the world of scientific realism. In this worldview, all other disciplines (such as ethics, the qualitative social sciences, and politics and policy) are assimilated as ―tools in the toolbox‖ used to solve the problems previously defined by Western science. The intensity of current environmental crises—especially global climate destabilization—energizes this focus on practical problem-solving and on technological and policy solutions within existing institutional, economic, and political frameworks. However, this approach fails to recognize that the humanistic disciplines, including philosophy, literature, and the arts, both construct and express knowledge of nature that exceeds the bounds of problem-solving and the ontology of scientific realism. Further, claims about nature that appeal to the authority of Western science, though masked as objective, are frequently deployed to undergird ideological constructions about race, class, gender, and nation; the authority to make claims about nature is inseparable from political power.
Underlying this default position of the natural sciences is the unexamined assumption that environmental problems are encountered independently of any context, values, history, or disciplinary biases. Humanities scholars in the emerging fields of ecocriticism, environmental art, environmental philosophy, and related areas of inquiry vigorously challenge this assumption, arguing that our environmental problems are inescapably ethical, historical, and political. The very definitions of environmental problems at any given moment are a function of human ideas and negotiations that have a particular cultural location and history and that reflect specific concepts of ethical responsibility and justice. Consequently, the methods of the natural sciences, although necessary for meeting our environmental challenges, cannot replace the interpretive, critical, and artistic methods of the humanities. The emergence of the ―environmental humanities,‖ as a multidisciplinary site of convergence within academic scholarship, responds to this need.
This workshop will engage with the emerging disciplines of the environmental humanities to pose a series of questions, including:
1. How are the methods and epistemology of the humanities distinct from those of the empirical sciences?
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2. What would a genuinely interdisciplinary approach to questions of the environment look like, and how can this be negotiated within current institutional limitations?
3. What impact can the humanities have on public discourse and political will in specific areas, such as environmental justice and climate change?
Submission Procedure
Please submit two-page abstracts by email in Word format to the workshop organizers. Each presenter will have 20 minutes and is asked to present rather than read a paper. Abstracts of accepted presentations will be circulated to the participants in advance of the conference.
Conference Proceedings
Final versions of the papers (not to exceed 3,000 words, or 10 double-spaced pages, including notes) will be reviewed by the workshop organizers for possible publication in the conference proceedings.
The Conference
This workshop is planned under the auspices of the 13th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, on the theme ―The Ethical Challenge of Multidisciplinarity: Reconciling ‗The Three Narratives‘—Art, Science, and Philosophy.‖ For more information, visit ISSEI‘s website at http://issei2012.haifa.ac.il/.
The Venue
The workshop will be held at the University of Cyprus – Main Campus, Kallipoleos Avenue 75, Nicosia 2100 Cyprus.
Contacts
. CALL FOR PAPERS: ―Environmental Humanities & the Challenge of Multidisciplinarity.‖ Workshop at the 13th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, ―The Ethical Challenge of Multidisciplinarity: Reconciling ‗The Three Narratives‘—Art, Science, and Philosophy.‖ University of Cyprus, Nicosia, July 2 – 6, 2012 ALL 2011 27 Janet Fiskio Environmental Studies Oberlin College jfiskio@oberlin.edu Ted Toadvine Philosophy and Environmental Studies University of Oregon. toadvine@uoregon.edu

European Network for Environmental Ethics

 


The  European network for environmental ethics was formally established at a assembly on June 16, 2011, at the  conference Old World-New World Perspectives in Environmental Philosophy, that was held in Nijmegen, Netherlands,

Aim of the network is to provide a platform for all those working in the field of (academic) environmental ethics and philosophy in Europe to meet, exchange ideas and cooperate on new projects. ENEE will have a 'light' organizational structure, and will work together with the International Society for Environmental Ethics (ISEE) and the International Association for Environmental Philosophy (IAEP). 

The ENEE network will first and foremost be a platform for individual environmental philosophers and ethicists in Europe, and for national and regional groups of environmental ethicists.  Our hope is that this network will help to promote European environmental philosophy, and stimulate cooperation and exchange between European environmental philosophers. The aim for the not-too-distant future is to organize substantial activities in environmental ethics and philosophy, such as organizing international conferences every two years.

The network has just started. This wiki-website is meant as a platform where we can meet and exchange ideas. The wiki-form makes it possible that the network grows organically, 'from bottom up' as it were, and prevents that one single person has to bear all the workload involved. Many hands will make light work. 

This wiki page is hosted by Louke van Wensveen and Martin Drenthen, but all European environmental ethicists / philosophers are invited to join and help transform this website into a flourishing web community.

We envision that this site will hold of a list of environmental ethicists and philosophers working in Europe (we primarily want to address those who are seriously involved in academic environmental ethics/philosophy (broadly conceived), pages where individual member present there line of research, and a calendar listing all interesting happenings (lectures, workshops, conferences) in Europe in the field of environmental ethics.

A note on the wiki format
The wiki format enables all those with the proper privileges to add new content to this site. I hope that all you will feel free to add to the success of this site, for the success of our network depends on it to a large degree.  Please add yourself to the list of members (at least with your name and affiliation, country, contact address, and a short description of your research interests). We hope you will also contribute to the calendar by adding lectures, workshops, conferences in Europe that you believe could be of interest to your fellow environmental ethicists. 
But you can also add radically new sections to the page (e.g. a special page in your own language), start a discussion, or add something new that others have not yet thought of...  All who wish to contribute to this wiki page should contact the administrators of the site, to grant you access.

There also exists two shorter URL's for this website: (http://eegroup.pbworks.com/w/page/41657492/European-Network-for-Environmental-Ethics)
http://tinyurl.com/EUEnvironmentalEthics  and http://tinyurl.com/EUNetworkEnvironmentalEthics).

Δευτέρα 3 Οκτωβρίου 2011

International Conference

Fifth Latin American (Inter-American) Environmental Philosophy
Conference 2013
13 to 17 March 2013
 
“The Fifth Latin American (Inter-American) Environmental Philosophy Conference” will be held in Puerto Natales, Chile, on 13 to 17 March 2013. The conference will be preceded by an International Course (4 to 13 March 2013) on "Biodiversity and Conservation: Integrating new ecological understanding and ethical foundations," coordinated by Drs. Juan Armesto and Dr. Ricardo Rozzi.
Post-conference optional field trips will include visits to the Senda Darwin Biological Station (Chiloé Island) to learn about long-term ecological research on forest biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and plant-animal interactions in rural landscapes, and to the Omora Ethnobotanical Park to learn about the field environmental philosophy program, sub-Antarctic ecotourism and biocultural conservation in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve.
The course and the conference are co-organized by the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB - Chile) and the Universidad de Magallanes (UMAG) in collaboration with the University of North Texas (UNT), the Center for Environmental Philosophy (CEP), and the Group of Environmental Thinking “Augusto Angel Maya” led by Dr. Patricia Noguera at the Department of Human Sciences and the Institute of Environmental Studies (IDEA), Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Campus Manizales.
For more information, contact mailto:ieb.umag.conf@gmail.com.

Κυριακή 2 Οκτωβρίου 2011

Journal Animals: New Issue-Περιοδικό Animals: Νέο Τεύχος

Journal Animals: New Issue-Περιοδικό Animals: Νέο Τεύχος


http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/3/

Πέμπτη 29 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011

Animal minds and robot minds

St Mary’s University College, Philosophy Department
Royal Institute of Philosophy Public Lecture

Animal minds and robot minds

Prof. Murray Shanahan (Imperial College, London), Professor of Cognitive Robotics

Wednesday, 5th October 2011
5.15pm - 6.45pm, followed by a drinks reception
Senior Common Room, St Mary’s University College, Twickenham

Abstract: 

Do non-human animals think like us? Are they conscious the way we are? Can robots think like we do? Could we ever build a conscious robot? These philosophical questions are important because they influence what we decide to do. To the extent that an animal can experience suffering, we have a duty to treat it well. If we can build a robot that is conscious, would it also be able to experience suffering? And if so, should we build such a thing in the first place?
 About the Speaker:

Murray’s primary interests are in cognitive architecture, both as it is found in Nature and as it might be realised artificially. Because he is committed to the view that cognition and embodiment are intimately related, he also has a strong interest in robotics. On this account, Robots are seen as a vehicle for testing theories of cognition. The claim is that if we have a good theory of cognition - one that passes the test of implementability on a robot - then it will help us build better, more intelligent robots. Murray also has an interest in consciousness, and sees consciousness and cognition as closely related. He is of the belief that to understand these themes properly entails a certain degree of engagement with philosophy, particularly philosophy of mind.
Registration
All lectures are free and open to the public without registration. Lectures start at 5:15 and last for 50 minutes, with 40 minutes for questions. This is then followed by a wine reception.

Venue


For further information, please contact Dr Yasemin J. Erden: erdenyj@smuc.ac.uk
Senior Common Room, St Mary’s University College, Waldegrave Road, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, TW1 4SX, UK.
Directions to the university:
http://www.smuc.ac.uk/contact/directions.htm

Δευτέρα 19 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011

Biodiversity Conservation and Animal Rights: Religious and Philosophical Perspectives

Biodiversity Conservation and Animal Rights: Religious and Philosophical Perspectives

Various Speakers
Date: 21 March 2012Time: 10:00 AM
Finishes: 22 March 2012Time: 5:00 PM
Venue: Brunei GalleryRoom: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre
Type of Event: Symposium
This symposium addresses the lack of public reflection on the value and the limitations of received religious paradigms and intellectual habits across cultures concerning the welfare of animals and plants by opening up a new dialogue between thinkers and activists from different religious and philosophical backgrounds on the global problem of biodiversity conservation and animal welfare.
The call for action countering the accelerating speed of human destruction of the natural conditions of humanity's own existence has become a common place. Equally familiar is the shrugging of shoulders that nothing can be done about it because destructive habits are rooted not only in industrially magnified greed but in culture if not in human biology and hence are difficult to change.
Yet, human feelings and attitudes towards animals and other forms of non-human life vary greatly across cultures and time and are changeable. The continuing cultural influence of religious and philosophical reflection on human behaviour cannot be underestimated, and is here, at the doctrinal roots of widespread habits and customs, that a fruitful debate on conditions and prospects for attitudinal change may be engendered.
At this time of rapid globalisation, worldwide environmental destruction and palpable existential uncertainty, few universally oriented deliberations on practical ethics across religious and cultural boundaries are on record. To the contrary, the lamented process of universal self-destruction is defended in the name of a combination of pragmatic necessity and entrenched value orientations and habits.
This symposium provides a forum for discussion and dialogue between distinguished scholars, activists, ethical and philosophical thinkers reflecting on the potential of existing cultural, religious and philosophical resources contributing to new trans-cultural orientations towards the preservation of human and non-human forms of life.
The meeting is held at the Brunei Gallery Auditorium at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, during the first days of Spring 2012, and will be open to and accessible by the general public. It is organised by the Centre of Jaina Studies, Department of the Study of Religions, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H OXG.
Information on the symposium can be found on the following website which will be regularly updated:
Programme
Provisional Programme
Organiser: Dr Peter Flügel
Contact email: pf8@soas.ac.uk

Σάββατο 10 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011

NINTH ANNUAL MEETING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

CALL FOR PAPERS*

NINTH ANNUAL MEETING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
JUNE 12-15th, 2012, ALLENSPARK, COLORADO

Sponsored by:
International Society for Environmental Ethics
International Association for Environmental Philosophy
Center for Environmental Philosophy


The ninth annual meeting for environmental philosophy will take place
from June 12-15th, 2012, at the Highlands Center in Allenspark, on the
border of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The Highlands Center
is a retreat center which includes rooms, meeting space, and a
cafeteria.  Longs Peak (elev. 14259 feet/4346 meters) hovers above the
conference center and is within hiking distance.

CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Sessions will take a variety of forms. This call is for proposals of the
following kinds:

1. Themed Sessions: Proposals for 2-hour themed sessions are encouraged,
including author-meets-critics sessions, sessions emphasizing socially
engaged philosophic activities, etc. Themes might include but are not
limited to: animals; species; agricultural ethics and food ethics;
ecosystem management; sustainability and the arts; ethics and technology.

*Abstracts for themed sessions should include names of participants, an
outline of the theme and how the session will fit together, and a 150
word abstract for each paper.*

2. General session papers: Papers are welcomed from all philosophical
traditions, and from environmental philosophy broadly conceived (not
just environmental ethics). The format for full paper presentations at
the conference will be a 15 minute summary of the paper by the author,
followed by a 10 minute commentary. *Abstracts of 300 words should be
submitted for this category.*

SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: December 9th, 2011.

Abstracts should be prepared so that they may be blind-refereed by the
conference committee. Acceptances will be announced by January 16th,
2012. Full papers must be available to be placed on the conference
website by May 1st, 2012. Send abstracts and proposals (in Word format),
or expressions of your willingness to comment or chair, via email to:

Emily Brady
Chair, 2012 Conference Committee
President, International Society for Environmental Ethics
Emily.Brady@ed.ac.uk


COMMENTATORS AND CHAIRS

We particularly welcome offers to comment (10 minutes) on general or
themed session papers. We will try to match commentators with papers in
their field of interest, so do indicate what these are when offering to
comment.

Offers for chairing sessions are also welcomed. Offers of assistance
with organizing group walks would also be very welcome.

HOUSING

We have reserved 24 rooms, each of which comfortably house between
2 and 4 guests. Rooms are available at the Highlands Center ranging from
$115 (single or double) for the first night, then $75 for subsequent
nights. In addition, camping facilities and other housing options are
available nearby. For further information see
http://www.highlandscamp.org/guestsretreats.html

There will be free time in the course of the conference for hiking and
conversation. Our hope is to attract a broad cross-section of the
environmental philosophy community, including graduate students, who do
not have to pay the conference fee.

Details about registering for the conference will be provided in due course.

Δευτέρα 1 Αυγούστου 2011

VII World Conference on Bioethics


Young People Conference


 
Presidency of Honour of Their Majesties
the King and the Queen of Spain


19 - 22 september 2011
Congress Hall
Fairground Luis Adaro
Gijσn (Spain)


INFORMATION
     The VII World Conference on Bioethics,
organized by the SIBI, will be held in Gijón (Spain)
 from the 19th to 22nd September 2011.
The subject of the Conference will be:


Environment and sustainable development:
 bioethical considerations


Τρίτη 26 Ιουλίου 2011

Scholarships opportunities to cover the admission fee and a travel stipend to attend the Land Ethic Leaders program

Thanks to grants provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the New Mexico McCune Foundation, the Aldo Leopold Foundation is proud to announce two different scholarship opportunities to cover the admission fee and a travel stipend to attend the Land Ethic Leaders program.
1. Student Scholarships
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is sponsoring a total of 12 scholarships for students age 16-21, available for all our summer sessions. You must be in the stated age range to qualify for the student scholarship.
2. Ethnic Diversity Scholarships
The New Mexico McCune Foundation is sponsoring up to 5 scholarships to encourage ethnic diversity in the Albuquerque, New Mexico Session. See application for selection criteria.
Workshop dates, deadlines, and available scholarships:
Rio GrandeAlbuquerque, NM Session
Wednesday and Thursday, July 27 and 28

Scholarships available:

Student (age 16-21) and Ethnic Diversity

Applications due:

Friday, July 8
Awards announced:
Monday, July 11
Shack prairieBaraboo, WI Session
Thursday and Friday, August 25 and 26

Scholarships available:

Student (age 16-21)

Applications due:

Monday, August 1

Awards announced:

Wednesday, August 3
Scholarship expectations
The training schedule will involve two full days of activities based at the Bosque School in New Mexico, or the Leopold Center in Baraboo. You must be able to attend the entire program; partial attendance (i.e., one day only) is not possible. You are responsible for making your own lodging arrangements, though please note that scholarship recipients under age 18 must be able to commute back and forth from their home to the workshop site daily. Student scholarship applicants under age 18 also must have consent from a parent or guardian to participate in the workshop. All scholarship recipients must arrange for their own transportation to get back and forth to the workshop site daily. Scholarships cover the workshop registration fee of $150, plus a travel allowance of up to $200 to help cover lodging and/or mileage costs to get to the workshop site.


Τετάρτη 20 Ιουλίου 2011

Animal Citizens: a one-day symposium on ‘political approaches’ to animal

Animal ethics has provided us with various theories which claim that
animals are the subjects of ‘moral status’.  Whether it be the
utilitarianism of Peter Singer, the natural rights theory of Tom Regan,
the virtue ethics approach of Rosalind Hursthouse, or the caring ethic of
Josephine Donovan, sophisticated analyses have been presented to explain
why animals have moral worth, and to outline our moral obligations to them
as a result.  However, an increasing number of scholars have begun to ask
what we owe to animals as subjects of political status – as members of and
participants in our political communities.  Can, as some have suggested,
we even regard certain non-human animals as ‘citizens’?  And what would
animal citizenship imply for our obligations towards them?  What are the
costs and benefits of taking this political approach to the animal
question?  This one-day symposium brings together academic experts writing
in this field to discuss these, and related, questions.

Confirmed Speakers

Will Kymlicka, Queens University, Ontario
Robert Garner, University of Leicester
Siobhan O’Sullivan, University of Melbourne
Steve Cooke, University of Manchester
Alasdair Cochrane, London School of Economics

Registration

Registration is free, but unfortunately spaces are restricted due to room
size.  To register your interest in attending, please email Alasdair
Cochrane (A..D.Cochrane@lse.ac.uk) by 22nd August.  Confirmation will be
sent shortly after.

Τετάρτη 6 Ιουλίου 2011

CALL FOR PAPERS – Feminist Scholarship on Climate Change

Special Issue in Hypatia on Climate Change
March 15, 2012 submission deadline
Volume 28, Number 3, Summer 2013
Guest Editors: Nancy Tuana and Chris Cuomo
Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy seeks papers for a special issue on Climate Change. We welcome new feminist scholarship on the scientific, ethical, epistemological, economic, and cultural dimensions of current global climate change, as well as case studies that critically engage specific questions in local, regional, national, and/or global contexts. In addition to essays developing feminist analyses of the science, ethics, and politics of climate change, we encourage investigations of the gendered, neo-colonial, and other power-laden frameworks which shape the discourses and power flows that influence various parties’ understandings of and responses to climate change.
There has been a great deal of work in the natural and social sciences on various aspects of climate change, and there is increasing acknowledgement in the literature that extreme weather events and ecological disasters tend to have greater negative impacts on women, girls, and those who lack economic and social power. Nonetheless, little attention has been given to the complex ways in which hegemonic conceptions of gender, race, nation, and knowledge are implicated within institutional frameworks of climate policy, media representations of scientific knowledge, and suggestions of planetary redemption through “eco-engineering,” carbon markets, or profit-generating green technologies.
In addition to critical case studies focused on specific regions or trends, some questions and issues that might be considered in this special issue include (but are not limited to) feminist analyses of the following topics:
  • Geopolitics of climate change treaties and political processes
  • Ethics and politics of approaches to climate justice, including cosmopolitanism, human rights, human security, indigenous rights, and eco-centric perspectives
  • Critical analyses of industrial, scientific, policy and activist discourses
  • Climate change denial and epistemologies of ignorance
  • Intersections and tensions of development ethics and climate ethics
  • Epistemologies and ethics of climate modeling, including economic models
  • Naturalization of fossil fuel dependence and consumerism
  • Climate change and the resurgence of reactionary notions of population control
  • Critical analyses of the influence of popular media, from misinformation to education
Papers should be no more than 8000 words, inclusive of notes and bibliography, prepared for anonymous review, and accompanied by an abstract of no more than 200 words. For details please see Hypatia’s submission guidelines
Please submit your paper to manuscript central. When you submit, make sure to select “Climate Change” as your manuscript type, and also send an email to the guest editors indicating the title of the paper you have submitted: Chris Cuomo: cuomo@uga.edu, Nancy Tuana: ntuana@la.psu.edu

CONFERENCE – “Beyond the Possible”: A conference dedicated to Richard Sylvan’s memory

Richard Sylvan (formerly Routley, 1935 – 1996) was an Australasian philosopher whose work continues to have a major impact in environmental philosophy.  “Beyond the Possible” is a conference dedicated to Sylvan’s memory, to be held at the University of Melbourne, July 27-29 2011.

Full program and location details at: http://sites.google.com/site/btpconference/home

Please let us know (for catering purposes) if you plan to attend: btp.conference@gmail.com

http://sites.google.com/site/btpconference/home

Τρίτη 5 Ιουλίου 2011

Perspectives International Journal of Philosophy-Call for Articles

2nd CFP: Perspectives International Journal of Philosophy, 2012 issue.


Perspectives: International Postgraduate Journal of Philosophy is a peer-
reviewed annual publication operating out of the School of Philosophy at
UCD, Ireland. Perspectives features articles, book reviews and interviews
encompassing a broad range of current issues in philosophy and its related
disciplines.

Call for Articles

The theme of the 2012 issue of Perspectives is ‘Philosophy and the
Environment’. We are seeking articles that reflect current research on
philosophy and the natural environment. We welcome submissions from both the
analytic and continental traditions in philosophy. We equally welcome
submissions from related disciplines (including the human and natural
sciences, literature, art history, culture studies, animal studies and other
fields) seeking to explore the philosophical dimensions of recent research
on environmental themes.

Topics addressed may include (but are not limited to) the following:

Animal Ethics
Animal Philosophy
Animal Rights
Deep Ecology
Ecophilosophy
Embodiment and Nature
Environmental Ethics
Feminism and the Environment
Humanism, Posthumanism, Transhumanism and the Environment
Philosophy and Animal Studies
Philosophy and Biodiversity
Philosophy and Conservation
Philosophy and Ecocriticism
Philosophy and Evolution
Philosophy of Biology
Philosophy of Ecology
Philosophy of Literature and the Environment
Philosophy, Technology and the Environment
Political Philosophy and Nature
Religion, Philosophy and Nature
The Animal Other
The Animal Question

Submissions should be between 5000-7000 words. Please include a brief
abstract (200
words) with keywords. Also include a brief biography for the contributor’s
page, should
your paper be accepted. Make sure to include all relevant contact
information, including a
permanent e-mail address. Please submit two versions of your article, one
version prepared for blind review. The following url provides additional
information on article criteria and style requirements.

http://www.ucd.ie/philosophy/perspectives/resources/instructions_for_authors
_style_guidelines_for_articles.pdf


Contributors are asked to email their submissions to perspectives@ucd.ie

DEADLINE FOR ARTICLE SUBMISSION: 31st July 2011.

Κυριακή 3 Ιουλίου 2011

Νέο βιβλίο για τα μη ανθρώπινα ζώα!

Έλληνες και ξένοι πανεπιστημιακοί, λογοτέχνες και δημοσιογράφοι, άνθρωποι των γραμμάτων και των τεχνών καταθέτουν σκέψεις και απόψεις, αφηγούνται  μικρές ιστορίες και υποστηρίζουν ότι τα ζώα δεν είναι κατώτερα όντα. Αισθάνονται – όπως εμείς – πονούν, αγαπούν, αντιλαμβάνονται, κρίνουν, θυμούνται, διαθέτουν συνείδηση, ικανότητες που δεν έχουμε, έχουν δικαιώματα. Με λογική και συναίσθημα σχολιάζεται η σχέση των ζώων με τον άνθρωπο, η παρουσία τους στον μύθο και το παραμύθι, στην τέχνη και την τεχνολογία, στη θρησκεία και τη φιλοσοφία, και καταγγέλλεται η σκληρότητα με την οποία συχνά αντιμετωπίζονται. Στο βιβλίο αυτό παρουσιάζονται τεκμηριωμένα και με επιχειρήματα τα δικαιώματα των ζώων και τονίζεται ότι είναι καιρός να βάλουμε ένα τέλος στην οίηση που χαρακτηρίζει το ανθρώπινο είδος και στην ανήθικη συμπεριφορά του απέναντι στα ζώα.
 Τα έσοδα από τις πωλήσεις του βιβλίου ΠΕΡΙ ΖΩΩΝ, ΜΕ ΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΝΑΙΣΘΗΜΑ θα διατεθούν για φιλοζωικούς σκοπούς. Στο βιβλίο, μεταξύ άλλων, υπάρχουν κείμενα των Peter Singer, Tom Regan, Steven Best και Dale Jamieson.

Παρασκευή 20 Μαΐου 2011

Newcastle Animal Ethics and Sustainable Food Policy Conference. A ‘Minding Animals International’ Pre-conference

First call for papers
 
1. Date and venue
Friday 2 December 2011; 9.00-17.00 hrs
Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark Building, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
 
2. Objectives of the conference
This conference will provide an opportunity to bring together the best scholars working on the intersections between animal ethics, sustainability, and food policy, and to develop further capacity and stimulate community action in this field. Scholars from different disciplines as well as those who adopt interdisciplinary perspectives are welcomed to submit extended abstracts insofar as they engage with the question of how governments should address the ethical issues raised by the consumption of animal products. To contextualise the problem, abstracts should address the following question:
 
'How should the UK Government regulate the consumption of animal products?'
 
3. Context
This conference is needed to build capacity as well as consolidate existing scholarship and community action on the ethics and politics associated with the consumption of animal products. Internationally, the field of human-animal studies has gained impetus through the ‘Minding Animals’ conferences, the first of which was held at the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 2009, and the second of which will be held in 2012. The planned conference will serve as a pre-conference for the latter, which will provide a further opportunity to explore the theme of animal ethics and sustainable food policy. The Newcastle Animal Ethics and Sustainable Food Policy conference will provide an opportunity to address the question of how governments should regulate the consumption of animal products. Whereas speakers are invited to focus on the UK with its distinctive social, economic, geographical, and climatological context, they should also consider how UK policies might differ from as well as inspire policies that might be adopted in other legal contexts.  
 
4. Academic organising committee
  • Jan Deckers (conference chair, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University)
  • Cristina Garcia-Fernandez (Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University)
  • Jonny Anomaly (University of North Carolina and Duke University).
  • Rod Bennison (CEO, Minding Animals International)
 
5. Proposed format
Scholars who wish to present a paper are invited to submit abstracts of up to 1000 words (without counting the references section) in relation to the conference question. On the basis of these abstracts, the academic organising committee will select up to 6 speakers who will be invited to submit full-length papers for presentation before the date of the conference.
 
Invited speakers will be able to benefit from receiving full financial support to pay for travel, subsistence, and accommodation expenses to participate in the conference (up to a generous maximum limit).
 
All abstracts must be submitted by email (in a Word attachment; without inclusion of personal details to allow for blind reviewing) to tanya.hutchison@ncl.ac.uk by the deadline of 31/8/2011, mentioning ‘NAES’ in the subject heading. The outcome of the review process will be communicated by 30/9/2011. Reviewers will decide on which speakers to invite to present at the conference, and on a more extensive list of authors who will be invited to submit their abstracts for a Special Issue application that will be made by the conference chair to Food Policy (by the deadline of 15/10/2011). In relation to the latter, please consider the guidelines for Special Issues at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30419/authorinstructions#19001
 
To register, please complete the booking form at http://forms.ncl.ac.uk/view.php?id=1993
 
Participants are advised to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Options for accommodation include: Premier Inn Newcastle Central, Newbridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8BS; Premier Inn Newcastle City Centre (Millennium Bridge) City Road, Quay Side, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2AN; Royal Station Hotel, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5DH; Jurys Inn Newcastle, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4AD.
 

Τετάρτη 18 Μαΐου 2011

Καλοκαιρινό σεμινάριο στην Νέα Υόρκη από το Ινστιτούτο Κοινωνικής Οικολογίας

ISE Intensive Aug. 9-17

August 9th – 17th in The Hudson Valley of New York

The Institute for Social Ecology presents an 8-day intensive introduction to the philosophy and politics of Social Ecology. This 8-day intensive will offer students an introduction to the dialectical philosophy and politics of Social Ecology. Using the lens of Social Ecology, students will also participate in topical seminars and lectures focused on climate justice, alternatives to capitalism, naturalist philosophy, gender politics, radical historical movements, food justice, media justice and designing democratic organizations.

http://www.social-ecology.org/2011/02/ise-intensive-2011/

Σάββατο 7 Μαΐου 2011

Call for Papers - Ecosophies of Communication / Ecology of Mind

http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/index.php/trumpet/announcement/view/6
A Special Issue of The Trumpeter: Journal of Ecosophy

Imagine that Arne Naess and Gregory Bateson sat down together, each with his favorite tipple, to discuss their unique approaches to understanding human and non-human communication. Imagine that you were able to eavesdrop on their chat. What did you hear?

We are issuing this call-for-papers to explore the concept of ecosophies of communication and ecology of mind based on the legacy of Gregory Bateson and Arne Naess. Ecosophies (the wisdom of place and
your unique relationship to it) and ecology of mind (your modes of knowing the co-evolutionary experience of Being). Some of you may have known Arne Naess or Gregory Bateson. We welcome your personal insights, yet we also want to encourage you to breathe life into these memories. We're also looking for contributors who will explore the merged conceptual spaces of these two outstanding philosophers and their boundary dissolving investigations of the landscape of consciousness. We seek intellectual contributions that embody our emotions--unifying mind and body, nature and culture. Contributions ideally should transcend the divisions of natural and social science and the humanities; in short, contributions that have their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground.

Submissions will be accepted from now until December 31, 2011, and published in December 2012 or the winter/spring of 2013. Submissions should be uploaded to:

http://trumpeter.athabascau.ca/index.php/trumpet

Contributors must register with The Trumpeter in order to upload submissions.

For further information:

Contact Mark A. Schroll: rockphd4@yahoo.com
Contact: Michael T. Caley: TrumpeterAE@shaw.ca
Contact: Katherine MacDowell: tkmacdowell@verizon.net

We also welcome suggestions that any of you may have for venues, meetings, seminars, or conferences that would facilitate conversation on the theme of this Special Issue.

Σάββατο 23 Απριλίου 2011

Environmental Justice, Restoration, and Sustainability in Africa

Environmental Justice, Restoration, and Sustainability in Africa An International Conference at University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria
June 30 to July 2, 2011
 

Τρίτη 19 Απριλίου 2011

“Old World and New World Perspectives on Environmental Philosophy”

“Old World and New World Perspectives on Environmental Philosophy”Eighth Annual Meeting of the International Society for Environmental Ethics
June 14-17, 2011, Nijmegen, The Netherlands


http://conference.science.ru.nl/isis_isee/ISEE2011

Παρασκευή 15 Απριλίου 2011

Παρουσίαση της Απελευθέρωσης στην Θεσσαλονίκη

Τρίτη, 19:30, αιθ. διαλέξεων ΕΔΟΘ

Το βιβλίο «Η Απελευθέρωση των Ζώων» του Πήτερ Σίνγκερ θα παρουσιάσουν ο Αλέξανδρος Γεωργόπουλος, καθηγητής περιβαλλοντικής εκπαίδευσης στην Παιδαγωγική Σχολή του Α.Π.Θ., και ο Σταύρος Καραγεωργάκης, δρ. φιλοσοφίας, μεταφραστής και επιμελητής της ελληνικής έκδοσης του έργου, την Τρίτη, 19 Απριλίου, στις 19:30, στην αίθουσα διαλέξεων της ΕΔΟΘ, Προξ. Κορομηλά 51, 4ος όροφος.

Στο πλαίσιο της παρουσίασης ο Αθανάσιος Τάκης, Δρ Ευρωπαϊκού Δικαίου - Δικηγόρος, θα αναπτύξει το θέμα «Το νομικό πλαίσιο της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης για την καλή μεταχείριση των ζώων», η Λάλε Αλάτλι, εκπρόσωπος της τουρκικής ομοσπονδίας για τα δικαιώματα των ζώων Haytap, θα αναφερθεί στις «Δράσεις για τα δικαιώματα και την προστασία των ζώων σε Ελλάδα και Τουρκία» και εκπρόσωπος του Φιλοζωικού Σωματείου «Άργος» θα αναφερθεί στα ζώα συντροφιάς και τα αδέσποτα.

Δευτέρα 4 Απριλίου 2011

Βιβλιοπαρουσίαση της Απελευθέρωσης των Ζώων στην Κατερίνη

Βιβλιοπαρουσίαση της Απελευθέρωσης των Ζώων στην Κατερίνη. Η παρουσίαση θα γίνει στο Ιδεοδρόμιο, Π.Π. Γερμανού 3 στην Κατερίνη, την Παρασκευή 8 Απριλίου, στις 19:30. H εκδήλωση διοργανώνεται από τους "ΦΙΛΟΥΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΕΡΙΒΑΛΛΟΝΤΟΣ" και την ΕΘΕΛΟΝΤΙΚΗ ΟΜΑΔΑ "ΣΥΜΜΕΤΕΧΩ  -¨ΑΔΕΣΠΟΤΑ ΚΑΤΕΡΙΝΗΣ" 

Παρασκευή 25 Μαρτίου 2011

Κυκλοφόρησε το πρώτο τεύχος του περιοδικού Animals

Κυκλοφόρησε το πρώτο τεύχος του περιοδικού Animals. Ελεύθερη πρόσβαση
http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/1/1/

Πέμπτη 10 Μαρτίου 2011

Βιβλιοπαρουσίαση της Απελευθέρωσης των Ζώων στην Θεσσαλονίκη

Βιβλιοπαρουσίαση της Απελευθέρωσης των Ζώων στην Θεσσαλονίκη στον Έλεύθερο Κοινωνικό Χώρο Σχολείο, Βασ. Γεωργίου και Μπιζανίου γωνία, το Σάββατο 12/3/2011 στις 19.00.

Σάββατο 5 Μαρτίου 2011

5ημερο εντατικό σεμινάριο περιβαλλοντικής ηθικής

5ημερο εντατικό σεμινάριο περιβαλλοντικής ηθικής από το Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου στην Μυτιλήνη. Εισηγητής ο σημαντικός στο χώρο της περ. ηθικής Warwick Fox.
Η παρακολούθηση είναι δωρεάν, απαιτείται όμως αίτηση συμμετοχής.
Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες:
http://www3.aegean.gr/environment/eeppd/EnvEthics/FOX_Ethics.pdf

Τρίτη 15 Φεβρουαρίου 2011

Για αρχή

Αγαπητοί/ές αναγνώστες/στριες
αυτό το μπλογκ απευθύνεται σ' αυτούς που ασχολούνται με την περιβαλλοντική φιλοσοφία εν γένει, δηλαδή με την περιβαλλοντική ηθική, την πολιτική οικολογία και την ηθική για τα ζώα (animal ethics).
Καθώς αυξάνεται σιγά σιγά το ενδιαφέρον για αυτά τα ζητήματα, ειδικά στο πλαίσιο της πανεπιστημιακής εκπαίδευσης, πιστεύουμε ότι αυτό το μπλογκ θα βοηθήσει στην καλύτερη ενημέρωση των φοιτητών, αλλά και των ερευνητών, που έχουν ενδιαφέρον γι' αυτά τα πεδία.

Μπορείτε να στέλνετε τα σχόλια, συμβουλές, ή τις προτάσeις σας για βοήθεια στη διεύθυνση

ouzala7@gmail.com